About OHBM

The Organization for Human Brain Mapping (OHBM) is an international organization dedicated to advancing the understanding of the anatomical and functional organization of the human brain using neuroimaging. A primary function of the organization is to provide educational forums for the exchange of up-to-the-minute and groundbreaking research across neuroimaging methods and applications. OHBM achieves this through its member led committees and an Annual Meeting that is held in different locations throughout the world.

OHBM Mission

The purpose of the Society shall be to advance the understanding of the anatomical and functional organization of the human brain, and promote its medical and societal applications.

OHBM Will…

Bring together scientists of various backgrounds who are engaged in investigations relevant to human brain organization (MRI, fMRI, PET, EEG/MEG and other cutting edge approaches such as electrophysiology, preclinical imaging, neuroepidemiology, genetics); and

Engage in other activities to facilitate communication among these scientists and promote education in human brain organization.

OHBM HISTORY

It was 1995 when the first gathering of brain imagers convened in Paris, France to share science and discuss techniques and challenges in this newly emerging field. Organizers Bernard Mazoyer, Per Roland and Rudiger Seitz thought it would be a small meeting but this meeting resulted in over 800 people gathering in Paris to take part in the inaugural“International Conference on Human Brain Mapping”. The following year, a second event was held in Boston, Massachusetts, USA and was organized by Jack Belliveau, David Kennedy and Bruce Rosen. During a memorable Boston conference town hall meeting (chaired by Alan Evans), the attendees expressed their interest in having a formal organization created. OHBM was officially incorporated in 1997 during the Copenhagen, Denmark meeting, when the general assembly approved the newly created by-laws (written by an ad hoc committee chaired by David Van Essen) and elected its first officers. The Human Brain Map database workshops organized by Peter Fox in the early nineties, and the two early international conferences provided the foundation and served as a catalyst for organizing those working in this growing and quickly changing area of neuroscience. The Annual Meeting of OHBM has become the premiere event in the brain mapping community attracting leading researchers and students alike. Since its inception, OHBM has continued to evolve in response to the needs of our members and student post-doc group in the field of human functional neuroimaging and its movement into the scientific mainstream.

2017

Annual Meeting in Vancouver, Canada

25-29, June

2016

Annual Meeting in Geneva, Switzerland

26-30, June

Creation of Gender/Diversity Task Force

26-30, June

OHBM Replication Award created to recognize the best replication study.

26-30, June

OHBM Blog officially launched

26-30, June

Open Science Special Interest Group Approved

February

Student/Post Doc SIG Grandfathered in

February

2015

Annual Meeting in Honolulu, HI, USA

14-18, June

The OHBM Committee on Best Practice in Data Analysis and Sharing (COBIDAS) on MRI was created

14-18, June

OHBM OnDemand (online education platform) launched

14-18, June

China Chapter Created

June

OHBM approved the creation of the China Chapter

Korea Chapter Created

June

OHBM approved the creation of the Korea Chapter

2014

Annual Meeting in Hamburg, Germany

8-12, June

The Education in Neuroimaging Award

8-12, June

created to recognize significant contributions to education and training in the field of neuroimaging

Latin American Brain Mapping Networking (LABMAN) approved

June

Alpine Chapter (serving Austria and Switzerland) approved

December

Brain Research Society Turkey approved

December

2013

Annual Meeting in Seattle, WA, USA

16-20, June

OHBM established the Glass Brain Award

16-20, June

to recognize lifetime achievement in the field of human brain mapping

2012

Annual Meeting in Beijing, China

10-14, June

2011

Annual Meeting in Quebec City, Canada

26-30, June

2010

Annual Meeting in Barcelona, Spain

6-10, June

2009

Annual Meeting in San Francisco, CA

18-23, June

2008

Annual Meeting in Melbourne, Australia

15-19, June

2007

Annual Meeting in Chicago, IL, USA

10-14, June

2006

Annual Meeting in Florence, Italy

11-15, June

2005

Annual Meeting in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

12-16, June

2004

Annual Meeting in Budapest, Hungary

13-17, June

2003

Annual Meeting in New York, NY, USA

18-23, June

2002

Annual Meeting in Sendai, Japan

2001

Annual Meeting in Brighton, England

2000

Annual Meeting in San Antonio, TX, USA

1999

Annual Meeting in Dusseldorf, Germany

1998

Annual Meeting in Montreal, Canada

1997

General Assembly in Copenhagen, Denmark

Official bylaws approved and first officers elected, creating OHBM

1996

The second international meeting on human brain mapping held in Boston, MA, USA

Decision made to create a formal human brain mapping organization

1995

Bernard Mazoyer, Per Rolan and Ridiger Seitz organize the first meeting on human brain imaging in Paris, France